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Wtdtmday JUNE 3. 1992 THE TENNESSEAN 3B 21 Ingram will head bicentennial IT SEALY POSTUREPEDIC embers Spiza III SIMMONS BEAUTYREST WAREHOUSE CLEARANCE SALE The Nation's 4th Largest Discount Mattress Specialists Guarantee Lowest Prices Anytime. Buy Now and Save on Nashville's Largest Selection of Sealy, Serta Simmons at Guaranteed Lowest Prices! Members of the 1996 Bicentennial Commission as announced by Gov. Ned McWherter. Martha Ingram of Nashville, chairwoman; state Planning Director Jim Hall, vice chairman; state Treasurer Steve Adams; Joan Ashe of Knoxvllle; Wllma Dykeman of Newport; James Epps III of Johnson City; John Franklin of Chattanooga; Carey Hardin of Chattanooga; Pam Garrett of Nashville Bill Peeler of Waveriy; former Gov.

Wlnfield Dunn of Gallatin; Johnny Cash of Hendersonville; Amon Carter Evans of Columbia; Lucia Gilliland of Memphis; Jesse Turner of Memphis; Henry Turtey Jr. of Memphis; Mary Jane McWherter of Jackson; Virginia Vaughn of Martin. Still to be named are a representative of the Tennessee Historical Commission, two members of the state Senate and two members of the House of SFREEMWr2r FREE Uy-A-WiySH LSk. race on Divi t- 1 I i- BT K.h 1 State gearing up for 1996 birthday Press KNOXVILLE Gov. Ned McWherter used the occasion of Tennessee's 196th birthday to appoint Nashville business and civic leader Martha Ingram as chair- the 1996 Tennessee Bicentennial Commission.

Tennessee was granted statehood by Congress on June 1, 1796, when a state constitution drafted at the home of territorial governor William Blount was approved. McWherter came to the William Blount Mansion in downtown Knox-ville Monday to sign an executive order creating the 23-member Bicentennial Commission, which will plan a celebration of Tennessee's 200th birthday. McWherter said the state constitution that began at Blount's home "has been carried in the hearts of every man and woman of Tennessee, by our grandparents and our parents, until it was given to us as a trust for future Tennesseans. "This heritage of Tennessee values is what makes Tennessee great, ft, and what we should honor in our observance of 200 years of Tennessee history," McWherter said. "As we look to the challenges facing Tennessee in the 21st century, we can draw strength and inspiration from Tennessee's rich history." In accepting leadership of the commission, Ingram said, "I dedicate myself to making it meaningful and memorable, and hopefully quite splendid." In the executive order, McWherter suggests several possible projects for the commission, among them a bicentennial mall in Nashville and restoration of historic properties.

He also suggested archaeological programs, publications, bibliographical and documentary projects, conferences and lectures, museum and library exhibits and tourist attractions. The order said the commission should 'encourage participation in the celebration "to the maximum feasible extent" by every community in the state. "Our commemoration of Tennessee's bicentennial should celebrate car. LSI Our Unlimited Buying Power Means More Savings Power For You! CLEARANCE alV BR ASS IRON BEDS our achievements, our diverse cultures and traditions, our values and the quality of life that makes Tennessee a special place to live," McWherter said. DAYBEDS HEADBOARDS Starting at Ex-911 board chairman faces charges Soft-Side Waterbeds NOW ON SALE Starling At $399 Queen Size $189 OVER 40 SjXJ-J STYLES Starting At fQ 99i Ask About Floor Model Discounts I I jm state.

High resigned from the board of directors of the Madison County Emergency Communications District in February, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Dan Clancy of Jackson. If convicted as charged under state law, High could face up to 30 years in prison. The federal charges carry a maximum penalty of 110 years in prison plus fines of $3.5 million. tant, is accused of siphoning money from the emergency phone system's bank accounts from August 1 989 through last February.

He was in federal custody yesterday at the Chester County Jail. U.S. Magistrate James Allen of Memphis ordered him held in lieu of $25,000 bond. The federal charges accuse him of mail fraud and money laundering. He is charged with theft by the jfo THE LARGEST DISCOUNT MATTRESS CHAIN IN THE MIU50UTH WITH OVER 50 STORES QUALITY MATTRESS AND RPASS SPcriAUSTZ foo nwco JAic UK" MM I twfnfc.i i 1 w.Ln jl rrMn.i i rjjjy till CHllLoni tut IJJ1 HIOCOIYHOUOWmWT.

10J1 hOITH UL LATIN NCIT TO 7i TmOMVION iAHt CCJS1 (OM 731-2444 859-1442 Mt Hi CAM 356-4314 An Coupon Pfmw A4vtbng 1992 MEMPHIS (AP) The former board chairman of Madison County's 911 emergency telephone system faces state and federal charges of stealing more than $600,000. J.R. (Rocky) High was indicted by a Madison County grand jury Monday in Jackson and was charged by federal authorities through a procedure called a bill of information. High, a certified public accoun- Slain girl's kin upset at jail terms 2 teens will serve 90 days in shooting MEMPHIS (AP) Relatives of a 16-year-old shot to death during a fight between high school students say they're upset that two young men sentenced in the shooting will spend just 90 days in jail. "The only thing they're going to give up is a summer vacation," said Tom Marshall, whose daughter, Jacqueline Bishop, was killed last year outside a Memphis restaurant.

Bishop was hit in the head by a stray bullet during an altercation between two groups of teen-agers. The shooting occurred as students from several schools gathered at a pizza parlor after a competition for high school majorettes. Kevin Oliver and Andreas Pashun Williams, now both 18, pleaded guilty Monday to reckless endangerment and negligent homicide in the shooting. They were sentenced to four years in prison with all but 90 days suspended. They will be on probation for four years.

Prosecutor Phyllis Gardner said yesterday that Oliver and Williams have no prior criminal records and are now in college. "They might well have been acquitted. They did not intend to kill this young girl," she said. "You have to assess the case without emotion as to what the facts are and what you can prove." Defense lawyers would likely have argued that Oliver and Williams fired pistols into the air to ward off an impending physical attack by other young men, Gardner said. Had the two been convicted at trial, she said, they would have faced a maximum sentence of two years in prison even though they were illegally armed and a person was killed.

"Unfortunately, that's what the law is," Gardner said. Belinda Marshall, the slain girl's mother, said she had expected a stiffer sentence. "No matter if they gave them life, that wouldn't bring my daughter back, but this just sends the wrong message to people who take the law into their own hands," she said. Talk on race, police set "Racism and Police Brutality: A Look at Nashville" will be the topic of a seminar at 7 tonight at the Nashville Peace and Justice Center, 1016 18th Ave. S.

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